13. "A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted—in the air. A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs, who, ...

The holiday now generally honors not only Washington but also Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday falls on February 12, making it ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...